Albemarle County

Lieutenant Governor Gooch served under the Earl of Orkney (George Hamilton) and then under the Earl of Albermarle (William Anne Keppel). The Earl of Albermarle was honored by having a county named after him in 1744.

Links

• Albemarle County
• Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
• Albemarle of Old (NOTE: not a recent publication...)
• Ash Lawn - Highland
• Census Bureau Profile - Albemarle County
• Charlottesville
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
• Economic development partnership: Thomas Jefferson Partnership - Greater Charlottesville
• From Whitehall to Bacon Hollow: The George Foss Collection (folklore of the Blue Ridge in Albemarle and Greene counties)
• Land Trust of Virginia
• agriculture and the county
• Media
• Charlottesville Free Press
• Daily Progress
• Hook
• WHTJ
• WVIR
• Monticello
• International Center for Jefferson Studies
• Monticello Avenue
• history
• tourism
• Parks/Forests/Lakes/Refuges/Preserves
• Appalachian National Scenic Trail
• Beaver Creek Reservoir
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Chris Greene Reservoir
• Fernbrook Natural Area
• Lake Albemarle
• Totier Creek Reservoir
• Mint Springs
• Ragged Mountain Reservoirs
• Rivanna Reservoir
• Shenandoah National Park
• Sugar Hollow
• Walnut Creek
• Piedmont Environmental Council
• Albemarle County
• Planning District Commission: Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
• Soil and Water Conservation District: Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District
• Towns:
• Scottsville (also a "child" of Fluvanna County, according to the Commission on Local Government)
• University of Virginia
• Exploring the West from Monticello: A Perspective in Maps from Columbus to Lewis and Clark
• Albemarle Adventurers
• Holsinger Studio Collection
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Charlottesville
• To Seek the Peace of the City: Jewish Life in Charlottesville
• VAGenWeb - Albemarle County (genealogy/history)
• Virginia Department of Forestry - Albemarle County
• Virginia Economic Development - Albemarle County
• Virginia Employment Commission - Albemarle County
• Virginia Tourism Corporation - Central Virginia

Sources:
John Hammond Moore, "Albemarle: Jefferson's County, 1727-1976," Albemarle County Historical Society, Charlottesville